(Photo by Marivic Victoria)
The El Camino Junior Varsity Football Team defeated the South City Warriors 35-0.
The Colts started their offensive control of the game early on . Running back DJ Peluso ran a short route to the right side and caught a swing pass from quarterback Richard McCune, gaining 30 yards. Later in the drive, Peluso made another reception but was tackled down by Warrior Kevin Cunna yards away. The first quarter ended scoreless and the second saw the Warriors shut down offensively, unable to gain yardage and drives ended in punts. Bsck on offense, the Colts drove to the 20 yard line and Peluso scored the first touchdown of the game with a time of 4:42 left in the second quarter with kicker Omar Reyes adding the extra point.(Photo by Marivic Victoria)
Later in the second quarter, El Camino’s Chris Pola tackled Warrior Gerard Rowes at the 20 yard line for a fourth down stop. With 1:01 left on the clock, the Colts had a third down at the 10 yard line and McCune ran in a touchdown.
“Chris Pola acted as a shield for Richie. He was able to block two people and create a sort of path for him into the end zone,” lineman Matthew Woodard said. The first half ended with El Camino up 13-0. Once the third quarter started with the ball back in the Warriors’ possession, the Colts were able to again stop the Warriors on fourth down. Back on offense, Peluso scored another touchdown on a fifty yard run at the end of the quarter.(Photo by Marivic Victoria)
The fourth quarter kicked off with running back Marcus Roman scoring another touchdown for the Colts. While the Colts defense continued to shut down the Warriors offense. Peluso scored once more, but it was brought back by an illegal block by the Colts. The game ended with back to back scoreless drives by both teams.
“Our defense was really strong and the offensive line had a really successful running game, but we still could’ve improved on the passing and had less running plays,” said Peluso said. Ultimately the Colts’ strong all-around plat and Warriors’ inability to put together a scoring drive resulted with the JV Colts taking the “Baby Bell”. “What really made the team work so well was not only the teamwork, but we had a good group of sophomores and a handful of new strong and smart freshmen,” Roman said.
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